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  WHO KNEW?  About these items that can save you money ...

 

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headach pain almost immediately - without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers? 


Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?



Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try cheewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints.  They'll clear up your stuffed nose.



Achy muscles from a bout of the flu?  Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil.  Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.
 

Sore throat?  Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day.  The vinegar kills the bacteria. 


Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer.  Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms.  Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly - even though the product was never advertised for this use.



Honey remedy for skin blemishes ... Cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it.  Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile and speeds healing.  Works overnight.



Listerine therapy for toenail fungus:  Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine Mouthwash.  The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking health again.  Also ... balm for broken blisters ... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.  


Easy eyeglass protection... To prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.
 


Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... If menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409.. Insects drop to the ground instantly.
 


Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue- All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.
 


Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure... Cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.
 


Vinegar to heal bruises... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.



Quaker Oats for fast pain relief.... it's not for breakfast anymore! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.


Now let's talk about Bounce ... Bounce this along

The U.S.  Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers toput  a   sheet of  Bounce in their   uniform pockets to keep  yellow-jackets away. 

All this time  you've just been putting Bounce in the  dryer!

1. It will chase  ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also  repels mice.

2. Spread sheets  around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars  that are sitting and it keeps mice
from entering  your  vehicle.


3. It takes the odor  out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.


4. It repels  mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt  loop when outdoors during mosquito  season.

5. Eliminate static  electricity from your television (or computer)  screen.
6. Since Bounce is  designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your  television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to  keep dust from  resettling..

7. Dissolve soap  scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of  Bounce.

8. To freshen the  air in your home - Place an individual sheet of  Bounce in a drawer or hang in the  closet.

9. Put Bounce  sheet in vacuum cleaner.

10. Prevent thread  from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet  of Bounce before beginning to  sew.

11. Prevent musty  suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce  inside empty luggage before  storing.


12. To freshen the  air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under the  front seat.


13. Clean baked-on  foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill  with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The  anti-static agent apparently weakens the bondbetween the food and the  pan..

14. Eliminate odors  in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the  bottom of the wastebasket.


15. Collect cat hair.  Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will  magnetically attract all the loose  hairs.

16. Eliminate static  electricity from Venetian blinds..Wipe the blinds  with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from  resettling.

17. Wipe up sawdust  from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of  Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack  cloth.

18. Eliminate odors  in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of  Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or  hamper.

19. Deodorize shoes  or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes  or sneakers overnight.


20. Golfers put a  Bounce sheet in their back pocket to
 keep the bees  away.

21. Put a Bounce  sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding  and storing them. It will keep them smelling  fresh.

22. Wet a Bounce  sheet, hose down your car, and wipe love bugs off  easily with the wet  Bounce.

23. Put a sheet of  Bounce in your suitcase when traveling, it will help  keep mites or any other critters out of it.   While you are at it, travel with several Bounce  sheets and run them up and down your bed linen  before getting into bed, it will cause all the  critters already in your bed to run.  Keep a  sheet in your suitcase even after you have unpacked  to protect your suitcases from bugs nesting in  it.

Submitted by Vivian Brown  

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